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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar is witnessing internal friction after the BJP announced its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections. The decision has sparked discontent among allies vying for key seats, though coalition leaders maintain that discussions remain “cordial” and efforts are on to resolve differences within the bloc.
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00:00We'll kickstart this edition with some news just coming in.
00:02It's late night.
00:03India's seat-sharing drama playing out in Bihar.
00:07Kushwaha miffed over Mawar's seat going to the LGP.
00:10BJP Netaz met Kushwaha in Patna late at night.
00:14In spite of seat-sharing within the NDA, political drama continued overnight.
00:19Upendra Singh Kushwaha was upset.
00:22The Mawar's seat went to the LGP.
00:25BJP leaders arrived at midnight to talk to Kushwaha.
00:28Minister of State for Home Affairs Nithyanand Rai, Samrat Chaudhary,
00:33Minister Nitin Naveen and Riturath Zinha arrived to pacify Upendra Kushwaha.
00:40He said nothing is well within the NDA.
00:49Yushmishra in conversation with Sanjay Adhan.
00:52Let's take a listen.
00:58In the past year of Zidu, Sanjay,
01:00this is before the stoppers and see what's happening between the hotels of NDA,
01:02you can see it as a market-banned,
01:05even when you can't see seat-sharing,
01:06you can see it from now,
01:07but in the future,
01:08you can see who, which seat-sharing will lead you?
01:11How are you flying around?
01:12Thank you very much.
01:42Thank you very much.
02:12Thank you very much.
04:12Please.
04:32that you can understand how many factors you can understand in Bihar's Rajneet.
04:36Keep this attention.
04:38These people know that,
04:40if you have a confusion,
04:42you will have to consider some of them.
04:44Bihar's people will have to consider this.
04:46We don't think that they will know what result is going on.
04:50So, they want to be confused in India.
04:54They will plant a story.
04:56There will be four agents who will have a story.
04:58They will have no credibility.
05:00They will have no credibility.
05:02There was something in the media.
05:04The story was wrong.
05:06So, the officers also felt that,
05:08I'm on record,
05:09I said this story was wrong.
05:11It was a guilt.
05:13Now, it's so big.
05:15It's not a story.
05:17It's not a difference.
05:19It's not a matter of people.
05:21It's not a matter of time.
05:23But, it's not a matter of time.
05:25It's a matter of time.
05:27It's not a matter of time.
05:30It's not a matter of time.
05:31It's not a matter of time.
05:33Thank you very much.
06:03Thank you very much.
06:33It all is not well within the state.
07:03This is the long deadlock that we had seen over seat sharing.
07:07VIP is now happy with 18 seats is what we are learning.
07:10Piyush Mishra is getting in more details on that big story that he is tracking.
07:17Piyush, we in fact had a sense up until yesterday that the RJD was very unhappy with VIP.
07:24Now it seems the dust has settled here.
07:26Well, that's right, Siniya.
07:32What we are now learning is that Mukesh Thani and Tejasvi Yadav have now reached on a consensus
07:37and very soon we can expect the announcement also from the side of Mark and Kundal of the
07:42list of candidates and also about the seat sharing.
07:44Why?
07:44Because the last date of nomination for the first trade of election is October 17th and
07:51before that all candidates will have to file their nomination and most likely today we are
07:55expecting a seat sharing formula of Mark and Kundal to be out.
07:58But on the other side, not only in Mahakata Pandal, but in India also, there is a lot of confusion.
08:03There was a late night meeting at the residence of Upendra Kuchwa where senior leaders of VIP
08:07including Nityan Andraya, Samad Chaudhary and various others had reached out to him and
08:12they tried to, you know, got him on board because he was unhappy with the seat sharing and also
08:20not only seat sharing, also on the choice of candidates, on choice of seats those are being,
08:26you know, allotted to other parties like LJP and JDU.
08:30Now what we are told is that Upendra Kuchwa is on his way to Delhi.
08:34Today he is going to meet with Omri Sramit Shah and after that, you know, things will be
08:39settled in India.
08:40That's what is being expected.
08:42So there is a confusion which persists not only in India but also in Mahakata Pandal and
08:47this is taking place here at a time when the nomination date is inching closer for the
08:51first phase.
08:52Because though JDU is saying that they are going to release their first list by today
08:56afternoon from tomorrow onwards, Nitish Kumar will start campaigning.
09:02But confusion is still there in both the camps.
09:06We'll have to wait and watch for how long this will continue and when will these political
09:11parties will reach on our consensus.
09:13Right, I'm going to leave it there for the moment, Piyush Mishra, getting us up to speed
09:16with those details as far as the seat sharing arrangement between the RJD and the VIP here
09:22is concerned.
09:2318 seats for VIP and they seem to be satisfied with what has been offered to them.
09:30Amid signs of seat sharing tussle within the NDA, the BJP has released its first list of
09:3571 candidates.
09:37Key names include both Deputy CM, Samrat Chaudhary from Tarapur and Vijay Sina from Lakhi Sarai.
09:43HAM, the HUM, has announced six candidates as it joins the NDA's poll push.
09:49In spite of the NDA finalising seat sharing, political tensions continue with RLM's, in
09:55the NDA, Upendra Singh Koshwaha, said to be unhappy about the Mawa seat being allocated
09:59to the LGP.
10:01BJP leaders, including Union Minister Nithyanand Rai, Samrat Chaudhary, Nitin Naveen and Rituraj
10:08Sinha met him at midnight in an attempt to placate him.
10:12Koshwaha said that all was not well.
10:14On the Mahagadwandan front, Congress RGD talks remain inconclusive.
10:18There is no clarity yet on seat sharing.
10:20The friction over key constituencies continues to delay a final deal here.
10:27RGD allotted symbol to Tejasvi Yadav from Raghapur and Mukesh Roshan from Mawa from Vaitej
10:33Pratap is also contesting.
10:35Meanwhile, CPIML has withdrawn 18 names amid alliance delays.
10:39On the other hand, Jansurad Chief Prashant Kishore will not contest from RGD's stronghold
10:44or Raghapur.
10:45His party has fielded Chanchal Singh instead.
10:50This time, nothing is well in NDA.
11:17Delhi is going to be in NDA.
11:23India is going to be in NDA, which is still there.
11:24In other words, there are some of the limits of Vimars.
11:27There are some of the limits of Vimars.
11:29There are some of the limits of Vimars.
11:29There are some of the limits of Vimars.
11:31In this situation, we are going to be in NDA.
11:33And everything will be fine with this hope and this wisdom.
11:41foreign
11:48foreign
11:55foreign
11:58foreign
12:03foreign
12:08But you will see that everything is good and everything is good.
12:38What you just said was actually, you know, the VIP that was on the verge of being dropping out, being pitched in the Mahatmaq.
12:48So there is a step forward, I can clearly say, with 18 seats that the VIP confirmed is going to its kitty.
12:58Now that really means that differences between the RJD and the Congress could be sorted out.
13:05There are knots, but not really that can't be untied.
13:10And emissary of Mr. Karge, Akhilesh Prasad Singh is going to Patna today.
13:17He would be speaking to Tejasvi Yadav.
13:19I'm also giving a hint that post 3pm there could be a mega announcement over the seat sharing.
13:27So, Tejasvi would be reaching out to all his other allies since he's the coordination committee chairperson of the Mahatmaq Bandhan.
13:35And the Congress and RJD tussle over four or five seats could possibly be sorted out in the first half, Sneha.
13:43Right, I'm going to leave it at that for the moment, Moshmi Singh getting us up to speed with those details as far as hectic parlay
13:50both within the NDA and the Mahatmaq Bandhan here is concerned.
13:55Alright, seats, strategies and simmering tensions.
14:01Bihar's pole battle is heating up with alliance tracks showing.
14:04Both NDA and Mahatmaq Bandhan are juggling numbers and egos.
14:09As poll day nears, the real contests may lie within the alliances themselves.
14:13Take a look at this report for more details.
14:31Seats, strife and suspense.
14:34That is a story brewing in Bihar as election season heats up.
14:39The BJP has released its first list of 71 candidates for the assembly polls.
14:49Among the key names, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha are contesting from Tarapur and Lucky Sarai respectively.
15:03BJP's list also reflects a careful caste balance.
15:0720 OVCs, 11 from extremely backward classes, 6 SCST candidates and 9 women.
15:15Upper castes too, fine plays.
15:17With 11 Bhoomiyaars, 15 Rajputs, 7 Brahmins and 1 Kaisth.
15:24Not everyone made the cut.
15:26BJP dropped senior leaders including former Agriculture Minister Amrendar Pratap Singh, Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav and Kumarar MLA Arjun Sinha signalling a reshuffle within.
15:38There is no doubt about anything.
15:40Everyone has started to get the symbols together.
15:44Everyone has posted on social media.
15:46Everyone has posted on social media.
15:48There is no doubt about confusion here.
15:50But what is fueling more heat is the seat sharing formula within the NDA.
15:56As per the seat sharing deal, BJP and JDU will contest 101 seats each.
16:02While Chirag Paswan's LJP has been given 29 and 6 each to HAL and Upendra Khushwaha's RLM.
16:12This arithmetic has made some key takeaways crystal clear.
16:16For the first time since their alliance began, JDU has ceded the big brother position and is now on equal footing with the BJP.
16:26Moreover, Chirag Paswan's growing clout means JDU's pre-eminence is under renewed scrutiny.
16:33Sources say he is being seen as the BJP's new Dalit face in Bihar.
16:38The LJP leader's significant seat share thus sends a clear message.
16:43Our government is from BJP, frankly.
16:47We are not from them.
16:50The LJP, us, and Kushwa Ji's party seats are with BJP.
16:56And hopefully they are doing it.
16:58H.A.M. Chief Jitin Rahman Ji has also released the party's first list.
17:02While biting down unhappiness over being allotted just succeeds.
17:06But it is not just the NDA facing friction.
17:09The Congress-RJD alliance is also caught in a tug of war.
17:14Congress is demanding 61 to 63 seats.
17:17But RJD has refused to part with a few key constituencies including
17:22Kahal Gaon, Nar Katya Ganj and Varis Ali Ganj.
17:26Earlier, multiple RJD candidates were called to Rabri Devi's residence
17:30and handed party symbols right in the middle of Congress-RJD negotiations in Delhi.
17:36Sources say the Congress is upset, claiming it was sidelined while candidates were finalized in Patna.
17:42C.P.I.M.L. has also withdrawn the first list of candidates amid Mahagatwandhan's seat-sharing delay.
18:00With just weeks to go, Bihar's alliances remained shaky.
18:04Strategies unclear and egos on edge.
18:07One thing is for sure, this election won't just be fought in constituencies,
18:12but also within alliances themselves.
18:15With Rohit Singh and Shashi Bhushan, Bureau Report, India Today.
18:28More news coming in.
18:34Top Nagzal mastermind has now surrendered.
18:36It's the biggest blow to Red Terror within the Nagzal belt.
18:41Political grain of Nagzal gives up arms.
18:44Vupati surrender, crushing blow to Nagzal.
18:47Top Gun surrenders.
18:49Patnavis is present when this happened.
18:5163-armed Nagzal surrender in Maharashtra.
18:55I'm going to go straight across to Vidya for more details on that big story.
19:01Talk to us about the surrender and the role that the Maharashtra government played
19:06in, in fact, ensuring that the surrender of this big gun happens here.
19:10What is the government now indicating, Vidya? Tell us more.
19:14Well, certainly, you know, we have seen how the Union Home Ministry has been saying
19:19that they are trying to ensure that the urban Nagzals, especially that Devendra Padnavis,
19:25the chief minister of Maharashtra himself, has also been talking about it,
19:29as to how the Nagzals and the urban Nagzals have been creating a havoc.
19:33And that's one of the reasons why the government here has been trying to take steps
19:37to ensure that Nagzalism in itself comes to an end.
19:40That's in one of the biggest blow that will be seen.
19:44Because remember, in 2001, there was a huge attack on, in Dantewada.
19:49That's where around more than 76 CRPF personnel had been, you know, had been,
19:54had suffered a setback.
19:56And that's where, you know, Venu Gopal was one of those Naxals who had masterminded that entire plan.
20:03And he is the one who is surrendering now with about 70 Naxals.
20:07It is said that he was carrying a booty of about crores of rupees on his head.
20:12And now he is finally surrendering.
20:14So it certainly is a huge game up for the Maharashtra government,
20:18as well as the forces who have been fighting the Naxals in the last many years.
20:22I'm going to leave it there for the moment.
20:24Vidya getting us up to speed with those details.
20:26As far as his important surrender, Maoist commander Bhupati,
20:29along with 60 Carder laying down the rams, is concerned here.
20:33Details are from the state of Maharashtra.
20:37Moving on, a second suicide police officer in Haryana within days
20:41has intensified public and political abroad.
20:44Well, after IPS officer Vaipur and Kumar were found dead,
20:48Last week, ASI Sandeep Kumar had jarred covers on death on Tuesday in Rotak with a gunshot wound.
20:54A note found at the scene accused Puran Kumar of corruption and urged a probe into his family's assets.
21:00Rotak police confirmed Sandeep's death and said an investigation was on way.
21:07Posted in the cyber cell, ASI Sandeep Kumar allegedly arrested a gunman close to Puran Kumar in a bribery case.
21:14His family from Jeent had then claimed that they learnt of his death via television
21:20and alleged he was under pressure and mental torture.
21:23Relatives had said he had returned home just two days earlier and spoke of harassment.
21:27Meanwhile, after Chandigarh court directed IAS officer Neet P. Kumar and wife of Puran Kumar
21:35to respond to the post-mortem identification of his body, the wife agreed and the post-mortem is underway after nine days of death.
21:42Amid this, political tensions have flared up.
21:45The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, blamed the Haryana government,
21:50initially citing caste oppression in Puran Kumar's case.
21:53However, after the second death, the focus has shifted towards possible systemic corruption within the police force.
22:00...
22:21foreign
22:51By taking a carefree, most of its people were $1 billion.
22:53The woman was self-reported the bank's pay.
22:59The husband got a payroll and his property is $9 billion.
23:03I mean, anyone can say it just $1 billion.
23:06No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
23:11But why did she die?
23:13No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
23:15No, no, no, no, no, no, no, we'll get there.
23:18Since they got up here in the future,
23:20Just a few days and two suicides.
23:28Aman is with us for the very latest on that big story that we are tracking.
23:33Aman, this is a murky, murky saga, isn't it?
23:36Talk to us about what are you picking up really from your sources
23:39on what really is going on within the police department.
23:42We have two suicides.
23:44One suicide appeared to be a case of carous atrocities.
23:47The second suicide has really in a way opened up some sort of a Pandora's box here, isn't it?
23:56Exactly.
23:57And now the family is into the post-mortem that has been conducted here at PGA.
24:04We will show you the visuals that whether Chandigarh's deputy commissioner
24:08or the magistrate is here and under the supervision of magistrate,
24:13the post-mortem is being conducted.
24:16And now, because prior to the post-mortem, the identification was done by the family
24:22and wife Amneet P. Kumar is here for the identification as well.
24:27And now the post-mortem will be conducted and cremation will take place at 4 to 5 p.m.
24:33in evening today in Chandigarh.
24:34But the suicide cases both in a week has raised caution that what's all going instead of Haryana
24:42because the same suicide note was found, the same allegation was placed on the wife Puran Kumar
24:48and his wife Amneet, but that's to be investigated, Sneha, by the investigation team
24:56because SIT so far was not taking this Sandeep ASI who committed suicide into their jurisdiction
25:07and there were no records that had been asked from Sandeep ASI as well.
25:12But SIT now after the suicide will take the matter of Sandeep ASI as well
25:18because he committed suicide, he placed several allegations
25:22and his role was that he detained Sushil Kumar when he was returning on 30th of September
25:29to Chandigarh with ADGP Vaipurant Kumar.
25:32So Sushil was along when he was detained by the same ASI Sandeep
25:37and Sushil was taken into custody, he was detained.
25:40After that, ADGP was also warned that further action will be on him after Sushil Kumar.
25:46So that really pricked the situation and also the ASI Sandeep, the day he committed suicide,
25:57was in CIA 2 at Rotak and he was part of that investigation team
26:02who was working on the FIR against Sushil Kumar.
26:05So he also sees a mobile phone of Sushil Kumar.
26:10He also went through the details of mobile calls, call details, his mobile recordings
26:17and all the data that was in the mobile of Sushil Kumar.
26:21So Sandeep Kumar was a part of that investigating team in a cyber cell
26:26and he was placed in CIA 2 at Rotak.
26:29So his suicide has raised questions and there was, the important point is
26:32there were several evidence that was linked with Sandeep Kumar
26:35but he committed suicide so many questions went unanswered
26:40and that too because he was a part of that investigating team.
26:46He detained Sushil and he was aware of many things that remained now unanswered.
26:54But family though has communicated that the post-mortem will take place
27:00and they now are relying on the UT police and they have released an official press note as well
27:05by the Amneet Corps.
27:08This press note is being released that they are fully dependent on now
27:12the investigation of UT police.
27:15As by the Chandigarh court also, the matter was about to be heard.
27:21The application was filed and Amneet P. Kumar was asked to submit the laptop
27:27and was asked to go with this identification of the body
27:32and further conducting a post-mortem.
27:35So consent was waited.
27:36So now that consent and the process of investigation is being seen in this case.
27:43I'm going to thank you for the moment.
27:44Amal Bhardwaj getting in those details at this point in time.
27:47In the murky saga, like I said, at the very outset in these two suicides,
27:51is questions being raised on what really is wrong within the Haryana Police Department.
27:57Eerie similarities in the cop suicide case is what we're telling you about at this point in time.
28:02Both suicide notes were titled, Final Notes.
28:06Both officers were found dead with gunshot wound in the head.
28:11IPS Puran Kumar left behind an eight-page suicide note.
28:15And ASI Sandeep left a four-page handwritten note.
28:20Two suicides, two series.
28:26IPS Puran Kumar claimed caste-based discrimination,
28:30that's what he said in his last suicide note that he had written,
28:34was implicated in fake cases.
28:37Also, accused DJP Kapoor was asked,
28:41was in fact accused of harassment in this case,
28:43in the case of IPS Puran Kumar.
28:45And ASI Sandeep Kumar said something else altogether,
28:48that Puran took bribes and then influence,
28:52saying that Puran himself was corrupt.
28:55This is what the ASI Sandeep Kumar had said.
28:58Also in the case of IPS Puran Kumar,
29:01he accused DJP of harassment here.
29:04The difference is that he said,
29:05ASI said DJP Kapoor is an honest officer.
29:09So two different versions from two police officers who've died by suicide.
29:14These suicides in Haryana have become a political flashpoint.
29:19Leader of the opposition,
29:21Rahul Gandhi NDA leader,
29:22Chirag Paswan,
29:23both visited the family of Dalit IPS officer Puran Kumar,
29:27who died by suicide last week,
29:30claiming caste discrimination.
29:33But the second suicide yesterday by another officer,
29:35blaming Puran Kumar,
29:37has divided the entire force.
29:40Here's more.
29:40Two suicides in a week jolt Haryana police.
29:49Days after Dalit IPS officer Vaipurin Kumar
29:52took his life,
29:54alleging caste discrimination in service,
29:58an assistant sub-inspector from Cyber Cell
30:00allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
30:04Rota KSI Sandeep,
30:06who allegedly shot himself,
30:07left a note and video message
30:10claiming ADGP Puran Kumar
30:12was scared of getting arrested
30:14in a corruption case.
30:20The ASI was part of the investigation team
30:23that arrested ADGP Puran Kumar's PSO
30:27in an extortion case.
30:28My name is Sandeep.
30:33It was a very faithful and very faithful
30:34and faithful and faithful.
30:35Now I got a very clear
30:37that it was a dead body.
30:39Now I have called a forensic team
30:40and are all going on.
30:42I have come here.
30:44This was a little less
30:46than we were saying.
30:46I would say,
30:47yes,
30:47but I have said,
30:48I was telling you,
30:49that
30:49we are talking about
30:50torture,
30:51what were they
30:52talking about?
30:52foreign
31:10foreign
31:22Incidentally, ADGP Puran Kumar was found dead with gunshot wounds at his residence on October 7.
31:33His suicide note detailed the alleged harassment and caste-based discrimination he faced in
31:39service over the years. He had alleged that DGP Shatrajit Kapoor was using Rota KSP Narendra
31:46Vijarniya to implicate him in fabricated cases. The Dalit IPS officer's death has become a political
31:54flashpoint. Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi visited Puran Kumar's wife, IAS officer Amneet Kumar.
32:16PGP LI and NDA's Dalit face in Bihar, Chiraq Paswan, two visited Puran Kumar's family.
32:46Puran Kumar's family has refused post-mortem and cremation of body till their demand for the
32:57arrest of DGP Shatrajit Kapoor and S.P. Narendra Vijarniya is met. The Nayaf Singh Saini government
33:04has sent the DGP on leave and removed S.P. Vijarniya from his post. O.P. Singh has taken
33:11charge as the acting DGP. With Kamal Jeet Korsandhu, Bureau Report, India Today.
33:17We have some news just coming in at this point in time. Kerala Mantri bags hijab in school. Bags
33:23for matching hijab with uniform. The Mantri says rights of child can't be denied. Student donning
33:31a hijab not allowed in school. Kerala Catholic School reopens. It was shut, remember, for days
33:37after the controversy broke out on hijab. Student in hijab controversy now has done well
33:44and has not gone to school. The Education Minister, V. Sivakutti, has spoken out on the
33:52Catholic school being shut for two days after Rao was a student wearing a hijab. There was
33:57an issue at St. Rita School in Irnakulam regarding students' uniforms, is what he said. A child was
34:03not allowed to enter the classroom. The action taken by the school authorities were unconstitutional.
34:10The Deputy Director of Irnakulam was assigned to investigate this incident. The Deputy Director's
34:15report said the school management had committed a serious mistake. Based on this, the government
34:22has issued certain directives. The child's rights can't be denied. The school management
34:27must design an appropriate headscarf that matches the uniform to resolve this matter, is what
34:33the government has said. The Minister has said. If these instructions are not followed, the
34:38government will take strict action.
34:41need their representatives from the public school. I am a young man who is the
34:48African critic as a teacher and is sent to investigate this incident. The
34:51country has mentioned general education. In the country, we are going to access it, it is
34:54the sight of the country, it is the sight of a character. We are looking at the
34:55university and we are looking at the university of the community, we are looking at the
34:58city of the local agencies. The faculty are coming from the university of the
35:00university. We are coming from the university and to be able to come to the school to
35:01the university. The university of the university, the indians, the
35:04Nazi, the university, the Karnagulam, is a escola director. Next time on the
35:07The school was given in the school.
35:12The first thing I was given to my son,
35:18I was given to my son,
35:23I was given to my son and my son.
35:27I was given to my son,
35:31I was given to my son.
35:34I'm going straight across to Shibimol, getting in more details in that story.
35:51The government now throwing the weight really behind the student saying that the school's
35:56decision was absolutely wrong.
35:58Isn't it here?
35:59Shibimol.
36:00Well, exactly.
36:01In fact, you know, first we saw the Congress MP from the Congress MP Aheli even holding a
36:08meeting with the management and the parents of the child and coming out and saying that
36:11the issue has been resolved as the father has agreed to send the child following the
36:16rules in the school.
36:18It was said that the student will start coming to school from today following the guidelines
36:22of the school, which means she will not be wearing hijab.
36:24In fact, we're going to leave it at that for the moment.
36:26We are shifting focus to some news breaking from Delhi.
36:30And this is a big story.
36:32If you're tracking from the Supreme Court of India, court allowing green crackers in Delhi
36:37up until the 21st of October, which is a day after Diwali, only till 21st of October.
36:44It's going to be sold by certified companies from designated locations of sale.
36:49The court has observed the following.
36:51Firecrackers are smuggled in and burst, which causes more damage than green crackers.
36:58The court has taken note of grave concerns raised by the Amicus, grave injury to population
37:03due to crackers.
37:05Anisha Mathur has more.
37:06Anisha, at the end of the day, the green crackers, as suggested by the Delhi government,
37:11gets a nod.
37:12But so many concerns remain.
37:14Talk to us about what the court has said.
37:16Well, Sleva, taking into account the fact that the NEERI has certified certain companies
37:23in manufacturing of green crackers and the central government as well as the Delhi government
37:28has been pushing for relaxation of the ban on crackers.
37:33The Supreme Court has now relaxed its orders.
37:37Now, green crackers and green crackers only will be allowed in Delhi NCR.
37:42And remember, this order applies across NCR.
37:46So, Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Haryana, all of it, this order will apply.
37:54Only green crackers from certified manufacturers can be sold.
37:58There are still timelines.
38:00Only crackers to be burst only for two hours in the morning and for two hours in the evening.
38:05And the sale and bursting of crackers will be allowed only till the 21st of October.
38:11So, from today till the 21st of October is when people can go buy these green crackers.
38:16But they can be sold only at the designated sales spot.
38:19Additionally, what the court has said is that the police and the administration must set up
38:24flying scores and inspection teams to ensure that in the guise of green crackers,
38:30the polluting crackers are not being sold.
38:34The court is making it very clear that since it is the government that has been pushing for relaxation,
38:42it must ensure that there are no crackers smuggled in from outside the NCR,
38:49which are the polluting ones, that the barium and aluminium-laced crackers,
38:53which is what the original ban was for, that the seriously polluting crackers which are being sold,
38:58those are not sold anywhere in the city or in the NCR.
39:02One major concern that the court has had is the fact that even though since 2018,
39:08crackers have been banned in Delhi and in NCR,
39:11people have been smuggling crackers into the city and bursting crackers,
39:17which is why the court has noted very clearly that AQI levels have not improved at all since 2018
39:24when the ban was imposed. Only change in the AQI was during the COVID lockdown period
39:30when people were not allowed to step out of their homes and that is what caused an improvement in the AQI.
39:36So clearly, court taking note that people have not been following the ban in the first place,
39:42crackers were being smuggled in,
39:43and now since the administration wants to relax the rules, the court has said,
39:48the police and administration must have flying swords to ensure the monitoring of manufacture and sale of green crackers,
39:55only certified green crackers with the QR code can be sold.
40:00In fact, the court has said that if any company is found to be selling crackers
40:05which are not the certified green crackers, if they are selling something else,
40:09the company itself must be blacklisted completely
40:13and the license, the firecracker manufacturing license must be taken away.
40:19So, it's green court now, of course, which is days to go before Diwali.
40:23Crackers, at least just green crackers allowed now in Delhi NCR.
40:29But remember, Singh, we are seeing the AQI levels dropping already with the cold temperature setting in.
40:34Graph 1 has already been imposed in the national capital just yesterday,
40:38evening, so we'll have to see how this is going to work out.
40:42I'll come back to you, Nisha Mathur, in a moment from now.
40:45Sardar Arpi Singh from the Vartiyajanta Party is with us.
40:48Thank you for your time.
40:49The government in Delhi had said they want green crackers,
40:52so your government is now getting an opportunity to let the people of Delhi burst these green crackers.
40:58But, of course, concerns remain about implementation of these rules.
41:02The court has now said up until 21st of August,
41:06October, I beg your pardon, it's going to be allowed a day after Diwali is until when green crackers can be burst in Delhi.
41:12What's your reaction?
41:13Well, as you said, implementation is the key issue.
41:18We'll appreciate Delhi police and the Delhi administration should strictly implement this,
41:22ensure that only green crackers are busted.
41:25It will help the pollution condition in Delhi also as graph 1 already has been implemented,
41:31and also allow people to enjoy their festival also.
41:34So, we appeal to people of Delhi also not to violate this rule under the grab of green crackers.
41:42They should not use other crackers.
41:44And police should strictly take action against anyone who breaks their rule.
41:50Here, but I also want to ask you, and concerns have been raised by environmentalists as well,
41:55that, you know, green doesn't really always mean clean,
41:58and there are concerns regarding the fact that they also, you know, emit, release, particulate matter.
42:03So, it's not like there will be no pollution in Delhi, just because these green crackers are used.
42:10Well, there's a concern beneath this.
42:12Let this happen this time, and the outcome will be known.
42:17And the agencies will obviously measure the level of pollution which happens,
42:22if it happens because of green crackers.
42:24Police try this this time, and instead of people bursting crackers, which are normal crackers,
42:31let them try with the green crackers, and we are hopeful that it will help to reduce the pollution,
42:37because it has a balance to be maintained between the festival and the pollution and the environment.
42:43Arpit Singh, I'm going to thank you for joining in.
42:47You know, the big question here remains on whether there's going to be strict implementation or not
42:52on green crackers, whether the police, which is supposed to, in fact, ensure that only green crackers are bust,
42:59will be able to ensure then that no other cracker is bust.
43:02Are they able to even differentiate is a big question here.
43:05Also, environmentalists, like I said, have expressed concerns that greener doesn't really always mean clean,
43:11because even green crackers do release particulate matter, PM 2.5, PM 10, and small amount of gases as well.
43:20So it's not like it's going to help in the air pollution problem in Delhi City.
43:24However, there is not going to be a blanket ban.
43:27Green crackers can be used on Diwali Day and the day after Diwali is what the court has tried.
43:32And stricter implementation.
43:34Remember, this was actually a plea before the court.
43:38The Delhi government had also, in fact, told court that they want Delhi to get a chance to celebrate Diwali.
43:45And that's the reason why green crackers must be allowed.
43:49Anisha continues to be with us.
43:51Anisha, of course, like I was just talking to RPC of the Bharatiya Janta party,
43:56and he did say, let it do be this time, you know.
43:58But we do know that in court and outside, environmentalists have obviously raised concerns about implementation.
44:05Chances of the police not being able to differentiate between a regular cracker and a green cracker.
44:10These are real-life challenges, isn't it?
44:12Well, yes, that is there, Seha.
44:16But we need to remember that the government itself had come out with the QR codes and color codes for the packaging of the green crackers.
44:28There are strict guidelines in place that would, the companies that have been identified, that have been certified by NIRI have been given QR codes to generate,
44:39which will identify their green crackers, which will identify the company itself, where it is manufacturing, and the ingredients of the crackers.
44:49These were the guidelines issued by NIRI a couple of years ago, in fact, when the green crackers were being created.
44:56And the government of Delhi and the government of India had assured the Supreme Court that these guidelines regarding strict identification norms,
45:04the QR codes, the color coding of the crackers, remember,
45:08because the guidelines that were created earlier for green crackers also had certain packaging guidelines on how these crackers are to be identified.
45:18Now, the question, as you just rightly pointed out, is whether those guidelines are being implemented,
45:24whether the government is sensitizing these flying squads and the police personnel about how to differentiate between the different kinds of crackers.
45:34But clearly, the court is trying to keep that in mind, that at least because it is the government's own assurance that there are protocols in place for identification,
45:44there are protocols in place for certification.
45:47What the court is now saying is that concerns have been raised, these concerns need to be kept in mind.
45:56And we'll have to see how the actual on-ground implementation happens.
46:00Because we all remember, since 2018, repeatedly, there have been complete bans on firecrackers in NCR,
46:07in the National Capital Region, not just in Delhi, but across NCR.
46:11And we have never, ever seen that ban actually working out.
46:16Every single year when Diwali comes around, this petition comes up before the Supreme Court.
46:20Once again, the ban is imposed.
46:22Nisha Mathur getting asked those details.
46:24Green crackers have now been allowed by the Supreme Court.
46:28So Delhi will get an opportunity to burst crackers, at least on Diwali Day.
46:33And the next day, up until the 21st of October, is what Nisha is telling us, that it's going to be allowed.
46:38You can find that story and much more up on our website, that's indiatoday.in.
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